word is bond
I speak truth
Word is bond is an emphatic declaration that one's promise is reliable and binding—that speaking it aloud carries the weight of a formal commitment.
The phrase emerged from hip-hop culture in the 1980s, drawing on the idea that a person's word alone should be sufficient guarantee: I'll be there at six, word is bond.
Often shortened to simply word as an affirmation.
- oathFormal binding promise
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- promiseCommitment to act
- on my lifeOath invoking mortality
- verbal contractSpoken, unwritten binding promise
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- phrases about integritystraight shooter, above board, on the level, moral compass, clean hands
- etiquettemanners, politeness, etiquette, table manners, courtesy
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word is bondempty promises
Insincere verbal commitments
broken promises · lip service · all talk · false promises · unreliable
word is bondhot air
Meaningless boastful talk
blowing smoke · bullshit · lies · deceit · insincerity
word is bonddishonor
Loss of respect
bad faith · treachery · duplicity · untrustworthiness · dishonorable
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